OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Experimental Biology is 26. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
House mice in human habitats are street-smart	107
Imposter eggs of pecking cowbirds have stronger shells for protection	93
Flexible wings take the effort out of swimming for diving penguins	69
In the field: an interview with Roger Hanlon	65
Visual nerve cells cross-communicate for fruit fly hasty exit	63
Brook trout can handle some heat…given enough time	62
ECR Spotlight – Elizabeth Atchoi	60
ECR Spotlight – J. Lisa Hoogenboom	56
Late bloomers: southern salmons’ life support	50
Wing damage no obstacle for hummingbird hawkmoths	50
Making a difference: the role of comparative biology in tackling climate change	48
Correction: Behavioral and physiological evidence that increasing group size ameliorates the impacts of social disturbance	41
ECR Spotlight – Callum McLean	41
Cardiovascular responses and the role of the neurohumoral cardiac regulation during digestion in the herbivorous lizard Iguana iguana	40
ECR Spotlight – Corbin Rasmussen	37
Are reactive oxygen species always bad? Lessons from hypoxic ectotherms	36
Sensing CO2 makes black-legged ticks quest for hosts	33
Impacts of repeated social defeat on behavior and the brain in a cichlid fish	32
The role of the heart in the evolution of aerobic performance	30
Transgenesis enables mapping of segmental ganglia in the leech Helobdella austinensis	30
A comparison of dissection and 3D approaches to estimate muscle physiological cross-sectional area, validated by in vivo bite forces	30
Bichirs start walking when the water gets shallow	29
Damaged insect ciliated neurons regrow axons as effectively as other neurons	28
Gusty winds, flappy wings	27
Dopamine 1-like receptor in the brain holds key to zombie cockroach transformation	27

Announcing the 2021 Journal of Experimental Biology Outstanding Paper Prize shortlist and winner	27
ECR Spotlight – Brett Culbert	26